Teacher of History
King Edward's Witley
Surrey
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022/January 2023
- Apply by:
- 1 July 2022
Job overview
We seek an able and enthusiastic History Teacher to join an established department in an ambitious, thriving school.
The History Department at King Edward’s Witley is housed on the middle floor of North Side with each member of the Department having their own classroom. These are recently refurbished, modern, and equipped with white board, projector, and speakers. All staff have the use of a laptop computer, and all pupils in the 3rd Form and above have a laptop or other device to connect to the School wireless network, intranet and VLE.
The Department has a high profile within the School, and expectations of pupils are high. History is taught to all pupils in Years 7-9, and thereafter as an option at GCSE, IB and A Level. In all cases we are currently a popular option choice with approximately one third of pupils in KS4 choosing the subject at GCSE, and good numbers at IB and A Level. At the lower end of the School, pupils have three lessons per fortnight, six at GCSE, nine for IB and 12 for A level.
The Department runs an active enrichment programme for all year groups including virtual workshops with institutions such as the National Archives. There are also trips to Hampton Court Palace, the Imperial War Museum and Portsmouth Historic Dockyards, as well as abroad to the World War One Battlefields and Berlin.
Examination results are strong; in 2021 100% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above at IB (44% grade 7), and 91% achieved grades 5 to 9 at GCSE (83% grades 7 to 9). 2022 will be our first examined year for A Level under the OCR syllabus.
You will have a deep-rooted passion for History and be highly capable in delivering inspiring lessons to pupils at all levels. They should be a forward-thinking practitioner, inspiring to our pupils and be eager to develop their teaching within an established and successful department which is committed to academic excellence.
We would welcome applications from existing experienced and enthusiastic teachers but also form recent Graduates in the discipline.
In return, as well as job satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment, we can offer a competitive salary, staff fee remission on school fees both at King Edward’s and our partner school Barrow Hills, free car parking, free use of our gym, swimming pool and sports facilities, all meals and snacks on duty and a Cycle to Work Scheme. We currently offer membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), if applicable.
Single or family accommodation may also be available at favourable rents.
King Edward's School is a co-educational boarding and day 11-18 school for some 420 pupils, around 35% of whom are full boarders. We are an HMC school and proud of our unique heritage and place among British co-educational independent schools.
To apply, please complete the Application Form or for further details, visit our website www.kesw.org, contact the HR Department on hr@kesw.org or telephone 01428 686739.
Closing date: Noon on Friday 1st July 2022
King Edward’s School Witley is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants are required to complete an Enhanced disclosure through the DBS. Applicants from under-represented groups are particularly welcome.
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About King Edward's Witley
King Edward’s – yesterday, today, tomorrow
Yesterday
As one of the longest-standing co-educational schools in the country and one of only two remaining Royal Hospitals from Tudor times, King Edward’s Witley has a rich history of providing an education which is holistic, inclusive and progressive.
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, convinced the boy King Edward VI to grant his palace at Bridewell on the banks of the Thames to the Lord Mayor of London, so creating the parent foundation – Bridewell Royal Hospital – as a place for the training and education of poor children in 1553. In 1860, the new charity scheme for Bridewell Royal Hospital was created and the House of Occupations was renamed King Edward’s School admitting boys and girls from aged 10.
The pupils from King Edward’s Boys’ School moved to its current site in Witley in 1867 and the School now occupies around 100 acres of stunning Surrey countryside. The School became co-educational again in 1952 and 2017 marked the 150th anniversary of the Witley school on its current site.
Today and tomorrow
We are steadfastly proud of our heritage and longstanding engagement with the City of London through the Bridewell Foundation. King Edward’s Witley and Barrow Hills School are the operational arms of Bridewell Royal Hospital, a charitable Foundation from which both schools inherit a culture with diversity, generosity, opportunity and social responsibility at its heart, combining a global outlook with a sense of local belonging. More concretely, a significant endowment from Bridewell allows us to provide boarding places to pupils with a clear boarding need – our Foundationers.
King Edward’s holds true to its Founders’ mission to offer a foundation for life to young people from a range of backgrounds. At King Edward’s this means an exciting and challenging curriculum, a broad range of sporting, artistic, social and cultural opportunities and an environment which is specifically created to inculcate the values of independent learning, responsibility for others and the enjoyment of challenge.
Pupil experience is at the heart of what we do. The School has over 475 pupils, many of whom are day pupils from primary and Prep Schools. Boarding is a core pillar of the King Edward's community, with over 140 boarders accommodated in Houses including an Upper Sixth pre-university House. All pupils, day and boarder belong to a house and are cared for by their Housemaster/ Housemistress and their team.
Around 30% of pupils live abroad, in over 30 different countries and there is a growing cohort of local day pupils. The Sixth Form generally numbers more than 100 pupils, most of whom go on to study at Russell Group, Oxford and Cambridge (in small numbers), and leading European or US-based universities.
Tradition continues to be highly valued and close links with the City of London remain through the Court of Bridewell (Board of Governors). The Lord Mayor attends Admissions Day and the School’s annual Foundation Day Service at St. Bride’s Church. Pupils participate in a range of events and activities associated with the City of London, perpetuating the School’s links with its historic roots.
The School has a long tradition of philanthropy and addressing disadvantage and vulnerability. King Edward’s offers welfare bursaries through the Bridewell Foundation, livery companies and other charities, for young people who are less advantaged and who have a particular need for a boarding education. Over 50 pupils are supported by the Foundation and other charities with financial contributions equal to annual boarding fees to attend the School. King Edward’s is proud of its ongoing work transforming the lives of disadvantaged young people through providing a safe, fulfilling and purposeful educational environment.
The Head is a member of HMC.
Further details of the School are to be found in the Independent Schools’ Yearbook, or on our website www.kesw.org.
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